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The Kidney Transplant Program Team — Who They Are, What They Do |
Transplant Surgeons
Transplant surgeons are physicians who specialize in transplant surgery. The surgeons’ expertise includes transplantation of adult-sized kidneys into infants, transplantation of children with severe congenital urologic problems and surgery of newborns with end stage renal disease.
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Nephrologists
Nephrologists are physicians who specialize in diseases of the kidney. One of the key reasons for the Kidney Transplant Program’s high success rate is our attention to getting patients into the best possible medical condition before transplant. Nephrologists also help manage your child after surgery.
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Renal Program Manager
The renal program manager provides nursing leadership and management for the kidney transplant, dialysis and general nephrology services.
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Nephrology Nurse Clinicians
These nurses serve as part of the multidisciplinary team that provides optimum care for nephrology patients and their families.
- Anju Lashkari, RN, BSN, CPNP
- Lonisa McCabe, RN, BSN
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Melissa Scudder, RN, BSN
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Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Coordinators
In addition to providing care and education to children and adolescents with end-stage renal disease who depend on dialysis, patients and families are trained to perform peritoneal dialysis at home.
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Kari Salsbury
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Brandy Slee
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Transplant Coordinators
Trained as nurses, the transplant coordinators organize all aspects of care for the child before and after the transplant, providing education to you and your child and coordinating diagnostic testing and follow-up care.
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Cathy Costaglio, RN, BSN
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Amy Grumet, RN, BSN
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Cyd Major, RN, BSN
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Social Workers
The Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program’s social worker supports families in dealing with the issues that can arise around lodging, transportation, finances and legal questions. She can also help coordinate alternative schooling so that children do not fall behind because of hospitalization.
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Financial Counselor
The financial counselor helps families deal with insurance authorization issues and living expenses before and after the transplantation.
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Renal Nutritionist
This professional works closely with you and your family to ensure that your child’s nutritional needs are met before and after transplant.
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Research Coordinators
The research coordinators handle both the administrative side of research — from talking to families about the studies underway to obtaining informed consent — and the clinical side — ensuring, for example, that patients take medications on schedule and undergo scheduled tests.
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Support Staff and Administration
- Jonathan Martin
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patient Care Coordinator
- Irene Fantozzi
Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis Coordinator
- Stanley Jacob
Administrative Associate, Nephrology
- Sarah Spalding
Administrative Associate, Surgery and Research
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000
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